Techniques

Methods and protocols in practice – how researchers actually run experiments, and the techniques shifting what is possible at the bench.

218 articles

New DNA-Linked Superlattices of Nanoparticles Assembly Strategy Using Directional Binding

Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory constructed well-defined 3D superlattices of spheres and blocks using polyhedral nanoblocks of either cubes...

Material Science
DNA Second Code

Genome-wide Mapping of DNA Repair Sites by XR-seq

A new method described by researchers at UNC Medical School allowed mapping the whole genome DNA repair sites for the first time. The authors, led...

Bioinformatics

Genome Editing Dampens Mitochondrial DNA Mutation Heritability

Researchers from Salk Institute in San Diego, CA have presented a breakthrough study on the elimination of defective mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The use of genome editing...

Bioengineering

New Approach to Molecular Imprinting Improves Anticancer Compound Detection

The combination of molecular imprinting and quartz crystal microbalance techniques allowed researchers from Dumlupınar University in Turkey to detect the anticancer compound kaempferol (KAE) at...

Bioengineering

Mobile App and Biosensing Platform for Point-of-Care Diagnostics

Harvard researcher Hadi Shafiee and his team from Florida Atlantic University and Stanford University have developed a new biosensing platform by integrating cellulose paper and...

Techniques

TIME’s 5 Most Influential Women Scientists You Should Know

The contribution of women to the progress of science and medicine is gaining recognition since the past few decades and their achievements cannot be disregarded....

Biotechnology

New Technique to Identify DNA Mutations

Scientists at the A*STAR’s Genome of Institute of Singapore (GIS) led by Dr. Shyam Prabhakar have developed a new genetic analysis technique to identify disease-causing...

Biotechnology
Microscope slides

Simple Method to Untangle DNA Found

Researchers have found an extremely simple way of untangling DNA by dragging a droplet of water mixed with DNA on a polymer treated glass slide....

Biotechnology